tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post7101767921600822964..comments2024-02-01T14:20:58.570-05:00Comments on Beyond Niamey: Linguistic imbalance in book donations to AfricaDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-68034704487387840382015-07-27T09:39:30.653-04:002015-07-27T09:39:30.653-04:00Thanks Chris, I appreciate your long and substanti...Thanks Chris, I appreciate your long and substantive comments. This is helpful to me personally and hopefully also to other readers in providing more info on how the ALP works.<br /><br />One clarification - I did emphasize digital materials, based in part on having heard/read much over the years about the challenges (mainly cost) in producing printed books and instructional materials in African Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-55210843453818450512015-07-19T21:32:58.828-04:002015-07-19T21:32:58.828-04:00Thank you, Don, for this blog post that lays out s...Thank you, Don, for this blog post that lays out some of the issues around book donations to Africa. We are also concerned about the issues you name. Our board has always included Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and others who have worked in Africa developing libraries and have first hand experience with what types of books are useful and read. <br /><br />At the African Library Project (ALP), Chris Bradshawhttp://www.africanlibraryproject.orgnoreply@blogger.com